The gifts of purification, healing, and self-sustaining (amoungst other functions of the subtle energy body) are not accessible UNTIL THE HEART CHAKRA IS PURIFIED, HEALED, AND FUNCTIONING (with wisdom and appropriateness to the circumstance). This is the "fail safe" lock that has been put into the subtle energy body by the intelligence inherent within The Creation. In Santana Dharma (Authentic Indian Yoga), this intelligence is called "Mahat" - cosmic spiritual intelligence inherent within The Creation.

The Human Subtle Energy Field

The Human Energy
Field is the manifestation of The Universal Energy Field (UEF - Shakti/Quantum Energy Field) that is intimately involved
with human life. It can be described as a luminous body that surrounds
and interpenetrates the physical body, emits its own characteristic radiation
and is usually called the «aura». The aura is that part of the UEF associated
with objects.

The human aura, or
Human Energy Field (HEF), is that part of the UEF associated with the
human body. Based on their observations, researchers have created theoretical
models that divide the aura into several layers.

These layers are
sometimes called bodies, and they interpenetrate and surround each other
in successive layers. Each succeeding body is composed of finer substances
and higher «vibrations» than the body that it surrounds and interpenetrates.

The Anatomy
of the Aura.

There are many systems
that people have created from their observations to define the auric field.
All these systems divide the aura into layers and define the layers by
locations, color, brightness, form, density, fluidity and function. Each
system is geared to the kind of work the individual is «doing» with the
aura.

The two systems most
similar to mine are the ones used by Jack Schwarz, which has more than
seven layers and is described in his book, Human Energy Systems, and the
system used by Rev. Rosalyn Bruyere of the Healing Light Center in Glendale,
California. Her system is a sevenlayer system, and is described in her
book, Wheels of Light, A Study of the chakras.

The Seven Layers
of the Auric Field.

I have observed seven
layers during my work as a counselor and a healer. At first I could only
see the lower layers, which are the most dense and easiest to see. The
longer I worked, the more layers I could perceive. The higher the layer,
the more expanded my consciousness needed to be to perceive it. That is,
in order to perceive the higher layers, like the fifth, sixth and seventh,
I would have to enter into a meditative state, usually with eyes closed.
After years of practice, I even began to see beyond the seventh layer,
as I will discuss briefly at the end of this chapter.

My observations of
the aura revealed to me an interesting dualistic field pattern. Every
other layer of the field is highly structured, like standing waves of
light patterns, while the layers inbetween appear to be composed of colored
fluids in constant motion. These fluids flow through the form set by the
shimmering standing light waves. The direction of flow is somewhat governed
by the standing light form, since the fluid flows along the standing lines
of light. The standing forms of light are themselves scintillating, as
if they are composed of strings of many tiny, rapidly blinking lights,
each blinking at a different rate.

These standing light
lines appear to have tiny charges moving along them. Thus, the first,
third, fifth and seventh layers all have a definite structure, while the
second, fourth and sixth are composed of fluid-like substances that have
no particular structure. They take on form by virtue of the fact that
they flow through the structure of the odd layers, and thus somewhat take
on the form of the structured layers. Each succeeding layer interpenetrates
completely all the layers under it, including the physical body. Thus
the emotional body extends beyond the etheric body and includes both the
etheric and physical bodies.

Actually, each body
is not a «layer» at all, although that is what we may perceive. It is,
rather, a more expansive version of our self that carries within it the
other, more limited forms. From the point of view of the scientist, each
layer can be considered to be a level of higher vibrations, occupying
the same space as the levels of vibration below it and extending beyond.
In order to perceive each consecutive level, the observer must move up
in consciousness to each new frequency level. Thus we have seven bodies
all occupying the same space at the same time, each one extending out
beyond the last, something we are not used to in «normal» daily life.

Many people erroneously
assume that the aura is like an onion, where you can peel away consecutive
layers. It is not. The structured layers contain all the forms that the
physical body has, including internal organs, blood vessels, etc., and
addtional forms that the physical body does not contain. There is a vertical
flow of energy that pulsates up and down the field in the spinal cord.
It extends out beyond the physical body above the head and below the coccyx.
I call this the main vertical power current. There are swirling cone-shaped
vortexes called chakras in the field. Their tips point into the main vertical
power current, and their open ends extend to the edge of each layer of
the field they are located in.

Each layer appears
different and has its own particular function. Each layer of the aura
is associated with a chakra. That is, the first layer is associated with
the first chakra, and the second with the second chakra, and so on. These
are general concepts and will get much more complicated as we delve more
deeply into this subject. For now we will list them to give you a general
overall view. The first layer of the field and the first chakra are associated
with physical functioning and physical sensation — feeling physical pain
or pleasure.

The first layer
is associated with automatic and autonomic functioning of the body.

The second layer
and second chakra are in general associated with the emotional aspect
of human beings. They are the vehicles through which we have our emotional
life and feelings. The third layer is associated with our mental life,
with linear thinking.

The fourth level,
associated with the heart chakra, is the vehicle through which we
love, not only our mates, but also humanity in general. The fourth
chakra is the chakra that metabolizes the energy of love.

The fifth level
is the level associated with a higher will more connected with the
divine will. The fifth chakra is associated with the power of the
word, speaking things into being, listening and taking responsibility
for our actions.

The sixth level
and sixth chakra are associated with celestial love. It is a love
that extends beyond the human range of love and encompasses all life.
It makes the statement of caring and support for the protection and
nurturing of all life. It holds all life forms as precious manifestations
of God.

The seventh layer
and seventh chakra are associated with the higher mind, knowing and
integration of our spiritual and physical makeup.

Thus there are specific
locations within our energy system for the sensations, emotions, thoughts,
memories and other nonphysical experiences that we report to our doctors
and therapists. Understanding how our physical symptoms are related to
these locations will help us understand the nature of different illnesses
and also the nature of both health and disease.

Thus the study of
the aura can be a bridge between traditional medicine and our psychological
concerns.

The location of the
seven major chakras on the physical body shown in Figure A below corresponds
to the major nerve plexuses of the physical body in that area of the body.

Dr. David Tansely,
a radionics specialist, in his book Radionics and the Subtle Bodies of
Man, states that the seven major chakras are formed at the points where
the standing lines of light cross each other 21 times.

The 21 minor chakras
are located at points where the energy strands cross 14 times. (See Figure
B above) They are in the following locations: one in front of each ear,
one above each breast, one where the clavicles meet, one in the palm of
each hand, one on the sole of each foot, one just behind each eye (not
shown), one related to each gonad, one near the liver, one connected with
the stomach, two connected with the spleen, one behind each knee, one
near the thymus gland, and one near the Solar Plexus. These chakras are
only about three inches in diameter at one inch distance from the body.
The two minor chakras located in the palms are very important in healing.
Where the lines of energy cross seven times, even smaller vortices are
created. There are many tiny force centers where these lines cross fewer
times. Tansely says that these tiny vortices may very well correspond
to the acupuncture points of Chinese medicine.

Each major chakra
on the front of the body is paired with its counterpart on the back of
the body, and together they are considered to be the front and rear aspect
of one chakra. The frontal aspects are related to the person's feelings,
the rear ones to her or his will, and the three on the head to a person's
mental processes. These are shown in the figure below. Thus chakra #2
has a 2A and 2B component, and #3 has a 3A and 3B component, and so on
through the sixth chakra. chakras 1 and 7 may be considered to be paired
if one wishes, because they are the open-ended points of the main vertical
power current that runs up and down the spine into which all the chakras
point.

The Seven Major
chakras, Front and Back Views (Diagnostic View) The points or tips of
the chakras, where they connect to the main power current, are called
the roots or the hearts of the chakras. Within these hearts are seals
which control exchange of energy between layers of the aura through that
chakra. That is, each of the seven chakras has seven layers, each corresponding
to a layer of the auric field. Each chakra looks different on each of
these layers, as will be described in detail in the descriptions of each
layer. In order for certain energy to flow from one layer to another through
the chakra, it must pass through the seals in the roots of the chakras.
The figure below shows the auric field with all seven interpenetrating
layers, and all seven interpenetrating layers of chakras.

Energy can be seen
flowing into all of these chakras from the Universal Energy Field. Each
swirling vortex of energy appears to suck or entrain energy from the UEF.
They appear to function as do fluid vortexes we are familiar with in water
or in air such as whirlpools, cyclones, water spouts and hurricanes. The
open end of a normal chakra in the first layer of the aura is about six
inches in diameter at a distance of one inch from the body.

Each of these vortices
exchanges energy with the UEF. Thus, when we speak of feeling «open»,
that is literally true. All the major chakras, minor chakras, lesser chakras
and acupuncture points are openings for energy to flow into and out of
the aura. We are like sponges in the energy sea around us. Since this
energy is always associated with a form of consciousness, we experience
the energy we exchange in terms of seeing, hearing, feeling, sensing,
intuiting or direct knowing.

Therefore, we can
see that staying «open» means two things. First, it means metabolizing
a lot of energy from the universal field through all the chakras, large
and small. Second, it means letting in, and in some way dealing with,
all the consciousness that is associated with the energy that is flowing
through us. That is not an easy task, and most of us cannot do it. There
would simply be too much input. Psychological material related to each
chakra is brought to consciousness by increasing one's energy flow through
that chakra. Too much psychological material would be released by a sudden
flow of energy, and we could not process it all. We therefore work in
whatever growth process we are in to open each chakra slowly, so that
we have time to process the personal material that is released and integrate
the new information into our life.

It is important to
open the chakras and increase our energy flow, because the more energy
we let flow, the healthier we are. Illness in the system is caused by
an imbalance of energy or a blocking of the flow of energy. In other words,
a lack of flow in the human energy system eventually leads to disease.
It also distorts our perceptions and dampens our feelings and thus interferes
with a smooth experience of full life. We are not psychologically prepared,
however, to stay open without working and developing our maturity and
clarity.

Each of the five
senses is associated with a chakra. Touching is associated with the first
chakra; hearing, smelling and tasting with the fifth (or throat) chakra;
and seeing with the sixth (or third eye) chakra.

To bring about
the development of different aspects of self-consciousness. Each chakra
is related to a specific psychological function. Chapter 11 deals
with psychological effects of opening specific chakras in the etheric,
emotional and mental bodies.

To transmit energy
between the auric levels. Each auric layer has its own set of seven
major chakras, each located in the same place on the physical body.
Since each progressive layer exists in ever increasing octaves of
frequency, this is possible. For example, for the fourth chakra, there
are really seven chakras, each of a higher frequency band than the
lower one. These chakras appear to be nested within each other like
nesting glasses. Each chakra on each higher layer extends out farther
in the auric field (to the edge of each auric layer) and is slightly
broader than the one below it.

Energy is transmitted
from one layer to the next through passageways in the tips of the chakras.
In most people these passageways are sealed. They open as a result of
spiritual purification work and thus the chakras become transmitters of
energy from one layer to another. Each chakra in the etheric is directly
connected to the same chakra in the next finer body that surrounds and
interpenetrates it. The chakras in the emotional body are connected to
those in the next finer body, the mental, etc., and so on for all seven
layers.

In eastern esoteric
literature, each of the chakras is seen as having a certain number of
petals. On closer investigation, these petals appear to be small rotating
vortices spinning at very high rates. Each vortex metabolizes an energy
vibration that resonates at its particular spin frequency. The pelvic
chakra, for example, has four small vortices and metabolizes four basic
frequencies of energy, and so on for each of the other chakras. The colors
observed in each chakra are related to the frequency of energy being metabolized
at its particular rate.

Since the chakras
serve to vitalize the body, they are directly related to any pathology
in the body. The figure above lists the seven major chakras along the
spine with the area of the body each governs. Each chakra is associated
with an endocrine gland and major nerve plexus. The chakras absorb the
universal or primary energy (ch'i, orgone, prana, etc.), break it up into
component parts and then send it along energy rivers called nadis to the
nervous system, the endocrine glands and then the blood to nourish the
body, as shown in the figure below:

The psychodynamic
functioning of the chakras, which will be discussed in detail, relates
mainly to the first three bodies of the aura, those associated with physical,
mental and emotional interactions on the earth plane. For example, when
one's heart chakra is functioning properly, one is very good at loving.
When the first chakra is functioning healthfully, one usually has a strong
will to live and is connected well to the ground. This is the person who
is very grounded in his life. When someone's sixth and third chakras are
functioning well, he will think clearly. If they are not functioning well,
his thoughts will be confused.

The
Etheric Body
(First Layer)

The etheric body
(from «ether», the state between energy and matter) is composed of tiny
energy lines «like a sparkling web of light beams» similar to the lines
on a television screen. It has the same structure as the physical body
including all the anatomical parts and all the organs.

The etheric body
consists of a definite structure of lines of force, or energy matrix,
upon which the physical matter of the body tissues is shaped and anchored.
The physical tissues exist as such only because of the vital field behind
them; that is, the field is prior to, not a result of, the physical body.
This relationship has been supported in the observations of plant growth
by Dr. John Pierrakos and myself. Through the use of High Sense Perception,
we observed that an energy field matrix in the shape of a leaf is projected
by the plant prior to the growth of a leaf, and then the leaf grows into
that already existing form.

The web-like structure
of the etheric body is in constant motion. To clairvoyant vision, sparks
of bluish-white light move along its energy lines throughout the entire
dense physical body. The etheric body extends from one quarter to two
inches beyond the physical body and pulsates about 15–20 cycles per minute.

The color of the
etheric body varies from light blue to gray. The light blue color has
been connected to a finer form than the gray. That is, a more sensitive
person with a sensitive body will tend to have a bluish first layer, whereas
a more athletic, robust type of person will tend to have a more grayish
etheric body. All the chakras of this layer are the same color as the
body. That is, they will also range between blue to gray in color. The
chakras look like vortices made of a net of light, just like the rest
of the etheric body. One can perceive all the organs of the physical body,
but they are formed of this scintillating bluish light. As in the leaf's
energy system, this etheric structure sets up the matrix for the cells
to grow; i.e., the cells of the body grow along the lines of energy of
the etheric matrix, and that matrix is there before the cells grow. If
one were to isolate the etheric body and look only at it, it would look
like a man or woman made of bluish lines of light in constant scintillation,
rather like Spiderman.

By observing the
shoulder of someone in dim light against a plain white or plain black
or dark blue background, you may be able to see the pulsations of this
etheric body. The pulsation rises, say at the shoulder, and then makes
its way down the arm, like a wave. If you look more closely, there appears
to be a blank space between the shoulder and the blue hazy light; then
there is a layer of brighter blue haze that slowly fades as it extends
from the body. But be aware that as soon as you see it, it will be gone,
because it moves so fast. It will have pulsated down the arm by the time
you take a second look to check yourself out. Try again. You will catch
the next pulsation.

The
Emotional Body
(Second Layer)

The second auric
body, or next finer after the etheric body, is generally called the emotional
body, and is associated with feelings. It roughly follows the outline
of the physical body. Its structure is much more fluid than the etheric
and does not duplicate the physical body.

Rather, it appears
to be colored clouds of fine substance in continual fluid motion. It extends
one to three inches from the body. This body interpenetrates the denser
bodies that it surrounds. Its colors vary from brilliant clear hues to
dark muddy ones, depending on the clarity or confusion of the feeling
or energy that produces them. Clear and highly energized feelings such
as love, excitement, joy or anger are bright and clear; those feelings
that are confused are dark and muddy. As these feelings become energized
through personal interaction, body psychotherapy, etc., the colors separate
out into their primary hue and brighten. Chapter 9 deals with this process.

This body contains
all the colors of the rainbow. Each chakra looks like a vortex of a different
color and follows the colors of the rainbow. The list below shows chakras
of the emotional body and their colors.

Chapter 9 gives a
number of observations on the emotional body during therapy sessions.
In general, the body does appear to be blobs of color moving within the
matrix of the etheric field and also extending beyond it a bit. At times
a person may throw off color blobs of energy into the air around him.
This is especially observable when someone is releasing feelings in a
therapy session.

The
Mental Body
(Third Layer)

The third aura body
is the mental body. This body extends beyond the emotional and is composed
of still finer substances, all of which are associated with thoughts and
mental processes. This body usually appears as a bright yellow light radiating
about the head and shoulders and extending around the whole body. It expands
and becomes brighter when its owner is concentrating on mental processes.
It extends from three to eight inches from the body.

The mental body is
also a structured body. It
contains the structure of our ideas. This body is mostly yellow. Within
this field can be seen thought forms. They appear to be blobs of varying
brightness and form. These thought forms have additional colors superimposed
on them, actually emanating from the emotional level. The color represents
the person's emotion that is connected to the thought form. The clearer
and more well-formed the idea, the clearer and more well-formed is the
thought form associated with that idea. We enhance these thought forms
by focusing on the thoughts they represent. Habitual thoughts become very
powerful «well formed» forces that then affect our lives.

This body has been
the hardest for me to observe. This may be partly caused by the fact that
human beings are really just beginning to develop the mental body and
are just beginning to use their intellects in clear ways. For that reason
we are very conscious of mental activity and consider ourselves an analytical
society.

Beyond
the Physical World

In the system I use
for healing, the lower three auric layers are associated with and metabolize
energies related to the physical world, and the upper three metabolize
energies related to the spiritual world. The fourth layer or astral level,
associated with the heart chakra, is the transforming crucible through
which all energy must pass when going from one world to the other. That
is, the spiritual energy must pass through the fire of the heart to be
transformed into the lower physical energies, and the physical energies
(of the lower three auric layers) must pass through the transformative
fire of the heart to become spiritual energies. In full spectrum healing,
discussed in Chapter 22, we use the energies associated with all the layers
and all the chakras and pass them through the heart, the center of love.

So far in this discussion,
we have focused on the lower three layers. Most of the body psychotherapy
I have seen in this country primarily utilizes only the lower three layers
and the heart. As soon as one begins to examine the upper four layers
of the auric field everything changes, because as soon as you open your
perception to layers above the third you also begin to perceive people
or beings who exist in those layers who do not have physical bodies. From
my observations and those of other clairvoyants, there exist layers of
reality or other «frequency bands» of reality beyond the physical. The
upper four layers of the auric field correspond to four of those layers
of reality. Again, I must reiterate that the discussion that follows is
only an attempt at a system with which to explain observed phenomena;
I'm sure in the future there will be better systems created. This one
is useful to me.

In this figure I
have in general associated the upper three chakras with the physical,
emotional and mental functioning of the human being in her spiritual reality.
That is because most of us only use that portion of ourselves in those
limited types of functions. They are the higher will, the higher feelings
of love and the higher knowing, where whole concepts are understood at
once. The fourth layer is associated with love. That is the doorway through
which we can enter into the other states of reality.

However, the picture
is actually more complicated than that. Each of the layers above the third
is an entire layer of reality with beings, forms and personal functions
that go beyond what we normally call human. Each is an entire world in
which we live and have our being. Most of us experience these realities
during sleep but do not remember them. Some of us can go into those states
of reality by expanding the consciousness through meditative techniques.
These meditative techniques open the seals between the roots of the chakra
layers and thus provide a doorway for consciousness to travel. For the
following discussion, I will focus only on the description of the auric
layers and their limited functions. Later on in this book there will be
more discussions of the higher layers or «frequencies of reality».

The
Astral Level
(Fourth Layer)

The astral body is
amorphous and is composed of clouds of color more beautiful than those
of the emotional body. The astral body tends to have the same set of colors,
but they are usually infused with the rose light of love. It extends out
about one half to one foot from the body. The chakras are the same octave
of colors as the rainbow of the emotional body, but each is infused with
the rose light of love. The heart chakra of a loving person is full of
rose light on the astral level.

When people fall
in love, beautiful arcs of rose light can be seen between their hearts,
and a beautiful rose color is added to the normal golden pulsations I
observe in the pituitary gland. When people form relationships with each
other, they grow cords out of the chakras that connect them. These cords
exist on many levels of the auric field in addition to the astral. The
longer and deeper the relationship, the more cords and the stronger they
are. When relationships end, those cords are torn, sometimes causing a
great deal of pain. The period of «getting over» a relationship is usually
a period of disconnecting those cords on the lower levels of the field
and rerooting them within the self.

A great deal of interaction
takes place between people on the astral level. Great blobs of color of
various forms whisk across the room between people. Some of it is pleasant
and some not so pleasant. You can feel the difference. You may feel uneasy
about someone across the room who is apparently not even aware of your
presence; however, on another level a lot is happening. I have seen people
standing next to each other in a group pretending not to notice each other,
when on the energy level there is a whole communication taking place with
lots of energy forms moving between them. You have no doubt experienced
this yourself, especially between men and women. It is not just body language;
there is an actual energetic phenomenon that can be perceived. For example,
when a man or woman fantasize about making love with someone, say in a
bar or at a party, there is an actual testing in the energy fields to
see if the fields are synchronous and if the people are compatible. More
examples of this auric interaction phenomenon will be given in Chapter
9.

The
Etheric Template Level
(Fifth Layer)

I call the fifth
layer of the aura the etheric template because it contains all the forms
that exist on the physical plane in a blueprint or template form. That
is, it looks rather like the negative of a photograph. It is the template
form for the etheric layer, which as was already stated is the template
form for the physical body. The etheric layer of the energy field derives
its structure from the etheric template layer. It is the blueprint or
the perfect form for the etheric layer to take. It extends from about
one and one half to two feet from the body. In disease, when the etheric
layer becomes disfigured, etheric template work is needed to provide the
support for the etheric layer in its original template form. It is the
level at which sound creates matter. It is at this level that sounding
in healing is the most effective. This will be discussed in Chapter 23
on healing. To my clairvoyant sight, these forms appear as clear or transparent
lines on a cobalt blue background, much like an architect's blueprint,
only this blueprint exists in another dimension. It is as if a form is
made by completely filling in the background space, and the empty space
left creates the form.

An example would
be to compare how a sphere is created in Euclidian geometry to the way
one is created in etheric space. In Euclidian geometry, to create a sphere
one first defines a point. A radius drawn out from that point in all three
dimensions will create the surface of a sphere. However, in etheric space,
which one might call negative space, to form a sphere the opposite process
takes place. An infinite number of planes comes from all directions and
fill in all space, except for a spherical area of space left empty. This
defines the sphere. It is the area not filled in by all the planes that
meet each other that then defines an empty spherical space.

Thus, the etheric
template level of the aura creates an empty or negative space in which
the first or etheric level of the aura can exist. The etheric template
is the template for the etheric body, which then forms the grid structure
(structured energy field) upon which the physical body grows. Thus, the
etheric template level of the universal energy field contains all the
shapes and forms that exist on the physical plane, except on the template
level. These forms exist in negative space, creating an empty space in
which the etheric grid structure grows and upon which all physical manifestation
exists.

By focusing on only
the vibratory frequency of the fifth level when observing someone's field,
one can isolate only the fifth layer of the aura. When I do this, I see
the form of the person's auric field, which extends out to about two and
a half feet from the individual. It looks like a narrow oval shape. It
contains the entire structure of the field, including chakras, body organs
and body form (limbs, etc.), all in negative form. All these structures
appear to be formed from transparent lines on a dark blue background,
which is solid space. When tuning into this level I also can perceive
all other forms in my environment in this perspective. That seems to happen
automatically when I switch my perceptual mechanism to this range. That
is, my attention is first brought to the general fifth level; then I focus
in on the particular person I am observing.

The
Celestial Body
(Sixth Layer)

The sixth level is
the emotional level of the spiritual plane, called the celestial body.
It extends about two to two and three-quarter feet from the body. It is
the level through which we experience spiritual ecstasy. We can reach
it through meditation and many of the other forms of transformation work
I have mentioned in this book. When we reach the point of «being» where
we know our connection with all the universe, when we see the light and
love in everything that exists, when we are immersed in the light and
feel we are of it and it is of us and feel that we are one with God, then
we have raised our consciousness to the sixth level of the aura.

Unconditional love
flows when there is a connection between the open heart chakra and the
open celestial chakra. In this connection, we combine the love of humanity,
our basic human love for our fellow humans in the flesh, with the spiritual
ecstasy found in the spiritual love that goes beyond the physical reality
to all the realms of existence. Combining these two creates the experience
of unconditional love.

The celestial body
appears to me in beautiful shimmering light, composed mostly of pastel
colors. This light has a gold-silver shine and opalescent quality, like
mother of pearl sequins. Its form is less defined than the etheric template
level in that it simply appears to be composed of light that radiates
out from the body like the glow around a candle. Within this glow are
also brighter, stronger beams of light.

The
Ketheric Template
Causal Body
(Seventh Level)

The seventh level
is the mental level of the spiritual plane called the ketheric template.
It extends from about two and one half to three and one half feet from
the body. When we bring our consciousness to the seventh level of the
aura, we know that we are one with the Creator. The outer form is the
egg shape of the aura body and contains all the auric bodies associated
with the present incarnation an individual is undergoing. This body, too,
is a highly structured template. It appears to my vision as composed of
tiny threads of gold-silver light of very strong durability that hold
the whole form of the aura together. It contains a golden grid structure
of the physical body and all the chakras.

When «tuning» into
the frequency level of the seventh layer, I perceive beautiful golden
shimmering light that is pulsating so fast that I use the term «shimmering».
It looks like thousands of golden threads. The golden egg form extends
out beyond the body some three to three and a half feet depending on the
person with the smaller tip beneath the feet and the larger end about
three feet above the head. It can expand even more, if the person is very
energetic. The outer edge actually looks like an eggshell to me; it appears
to have a thickness of about a quarter to a half inch. This outer part
of the seventh layer is very strong and resilient, resistant to penetration
and protects the field just as an eggshell protects the chick. All the
chakras and body forms appear to be made of golden light on this level.
This is the strongest, most resilient level of the auric field.

It could be likened
to a standing lightwave of intricate shape and form vibrating at an extremely
high rate. One can almost hear a sound when looking at it. I'm sure a
sound could be heard if one meditated on such a picture. The golden template
level also contains the main power current that runs up and down the spine
and is the main power current that nourishes the whole body. As this golden
power current pulsates up and down the spine, it carries energies through
the roots of each chakra and connects the energies that are taken in through
each chakra. The main vertical power current induces other currents at
right angles to it to form golden streamers that extend directly outward
from the body. These in turn induce other currents that circle around
the field, so that the entire auric field and all the levels below it
are surrounded and held within this basket-like network. This network
shows the power of the golden light, the divine mind that holds the whole
field together in its entirety and its integrity.

In addition, in the
ketheric template level are also the past life bands within the eggshell.
These are colored bands of light which completely encircle the aura and
can be found anywhere on the eggshell surface. The band found near the
head-neck area is usually the band containing the past life that you are.
working to clear in your present life circumstance. Jack Schwarz speaks
of these bands and how to tell their meaning by their color. Later, in
the past life healing section, I will describe how to work with these
bands. The ketheric level is the last auric level in the spiritual plane.
It contains the life plan and is the last level directly related to this
incarnation. Beyond this level is the cosmic plane, the plane that cannot
be experienced from the limiting viewpoint of only one incarnation.

The Cosmic
Plane

The two levels above
the seventh that I am able to see at this point are the eighth and ninth
levels. They are each associated with the eighth and ninth chakras located
above the head. Each level appears to be crystalline and composed of very
fine high vibrations. The eighth and ninth levels seem to follow the general
pattern of alternating between substance (eighth level) and form (ninth
level) in that the eighth appears mostly a fluid substance and the ninth
appears to be a crystalline template of everything below it. I have not
found references to these levels in the literature, although they may
be there. I know very little about these levels, except for certain very
powerful healing practices that I have been taught by my guides. I will
discuss these methods in Chapter 22.

Perceiving
the Field.

It is important to
remember that as you open your clairvoyant vision, you will probably perceive
only the first layers of the aura. You will also probably not be able
to distinguish between layers. You will probably just see colors and forms.
As you progress, you will sensitize yourself to higher and higher frequencies
so that you can perceive the higher bodies. You will also be able to distinguish
layers and be able to focus on the layer of your choice.

Most of the illustrations
in the next few chapters show only the lower three or four auric bodies.
No distinction is made between the layers. They appear to be mixed within
each other and act together in most of the interactions described. Most
of the time we have our lower emotions, basic thinking processes and interpersonal
feelings mixed together and confused. We are not very good at distinguishing
them in ourselves. Some of that mixing even shows in the aura. Many times
the mental and emotional bodies appear to act as one confused form. In
the following descriptions of the therapeutic processes not much distinction
is made in the bodies. However, through the therapeutic process or any
other growth process, the layers of one's being become more distinct.
The client is much more able to distinguish between base emotions, thought
processes and the higher emotions of unconditional love associated with
the higher auric levels. This distinction occurs through the process of
understanding the cause-and-effect relationships described in Chapter
15. That is, the client begins to understand how his belief system affects
the ideas in the mental body, how that, in turn, affects the emotions,
then the etheric, and finally the physical body. With this understanding,
one can then distinguish between layers of the auric field. The layers
of the field actually become clearer and more distinct as the client becomes
clearer with more self-understanding between physical feelings, emotional
feelings and thoughts and acts accordingly.

Later, in the healing
sections that follow, it will be very important to distinguish between
the layers of the aura.

Answers to
the Questions in Exercises To See the Human Aura.

The energy almost
always moves from left to right around the circle. It feels very unpleasant
to stop, and usually it is impossible to stop the entire flow. The feeling
of building something up between your hands is that of a tickling sensation
with pressure, somewhat like static electricity. When the energy body
edges touch each other, there is a feeling of tingling and of pressure.
When the energy body edge touches the skin, there is a feeling of tickling
and pressure on the skin surface. When you draw circles on the palm, you
can feel the tickling outline of the circle.

Most people see a
haze around the fingers and hands when trying to sense the aura. It looks
somewhat like the heat wave over a radiator. It is sometimes seen in various
colors, such as a blue tint. Usually, most people see it as colorless
in the beginning. The energy bodies pull like taffy between the fingers
as the haze from each fingertip connects to the haze at the fingertip
of the opposite hand. When you move the fingers so that a different fingertip
is facing it, the haze will at first follow the old finger and then jump
to the closer fingertip.